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Two healthy individuals have a healthy son. His physical, motor, psychological, and social development fully corresponded to his age. Now at the age of two, the patient is admitted for a suspected fracture of the right tibia. The injury is negative and the mechanism of fracture is unknown. In addition, he was already hospitalized once 5 months ago for a left radius fracture. The mechanism of fracture was not identified here either. Physical examination reveals limited mobility of the right lower extremity, soreness in the lower tibia and gluteal region and a relatively greater amount of bruising on the body overall. Slightly bluish sclerae are noticeable. X-ray confirms the diagnosis of a fracture of the right tibia. Basic laboratory findings (blood count and biochemistry) are normal. Genetic testing shows that the disease is caused by a mutation and defect in collagen formation associated with, among other things, increased bone fragility. This is the disease In this disease, glycine is replaced by other, larger amino acids in the structure of collagen. Which type of collagen is affected in this disorder?
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